Comments on: News: courses coming in the next 12 months

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:43:28 +0000

Yes, The Mixed Media course at level 2 is a natural progression for anyone who has done either painting, printmaking or worked with digital media. You could even incorporate textiles into the mix!

By: nerbie

nerbie — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:29:02 +0000

Am so pleased to hear OCA is planning to offer printmaking at 2 and 3 – just what I was hoping would happen!Hurrah.
And the mixed media course looks like a possibly ideal course for me to aim towards after I get my level 1 courses under my belt! If it is at level 2 does that mean entry can be from any level 1 course that is included in it?
Please let me know about these courses in future, cheers.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:33:20 +0000

Welcome Wendy. I hope you enjoy your course

By: Wendy Thomson

Wendy Thomson — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:54:50 +0000

I enrolled for my first course today and am thrilled to see there are even more options becoming available- especially the Drawing 2 and Mixed Media 2 – wonderful!

By: Christine White

Christine White — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:14:17 +0000

I am very interested in the textile degree. I look forward to hearing more about it.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:41:47 +0000

Hello Shani, thanks for the comment. Now that we have Jane Rogers (author of Mr Wroe’s Virgins) on board as Course Leader for Creative Writing, we are following her advice in consolidating the curriculum for Creative Writing first, before expanding it. In fact there is a reduction in the number of poetry courses, not an increase. The course Form and Freedom and the other, the Experience of Poetry, are also merging into one course, but with a lot of new material. The emphasis between narrative writing and poetry will be more balanced in the future, and you will see the portfolio grow and the priority shift towards growing this portfolio next year.

By: Shani Thomas

Shani Thomas — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:16:38 +0000

I agree it’s exciting to see the new courses, but I can’t help but feel that the creative writing courses are taking a back seat to the visual art ones. If you are combining the Lifelines and Imaginative Non-fiction course but adding the new poetry course, we really are not gaining any more courses to choose from and will have three poetry courses at level two. Although I like poetry, I think that’s a bit heavy on the poetry.

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:45:54 +0000

I love the idea of a textile degree and new courses at level 1 and 2. Great news.

By: Gareth

Gareth — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:50:43 +0000

Thank you Linda, hopefully this is just the start of a very exciting journey!

By: Linda Khatir

Linda Khatir — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:07:35 +0000

I am very excited at the way the courses are evolving – I have been teaching with the OCA for a long time and never thought I’d see the day when a student would be able to gain an honours degree in painting, let alone an MA in Fine Art! well done everyone at OCA and let’s keep working towards giving our students the great experience and qualifications they deserve